Archinect - Features2015-08-02T16:25:45-04:00http://archinect.com/features/article/20989605/contours-whither-goest-thou-green-economy-part-2
CONTOURS: Whither Goest Thou, Green Economy: Part 2 Sherin Wing2011-09-19T13:12:29-04:00>2011-11-24T09:05:52-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/cw/cwqw77wes3gzde9x.jpg" width="514" height="303" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
There is an unofficial index in <em>The Economist</em> which they call the &ldquo;<a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21529079" target="_blank">R-word index</a>.&rdquo; It tracks the number of times the word &ldquo;Recession&rdquo; appears in the press. It is on the increase, and no wonder, with unemployment in the U.S. still hovering at around 9-10% (depending upon whose numbers one follows), and with growth flat and the <a href="http://http:/www.economist.com/node/21529029" target="_blank">Fed promising not to raise interest rates until mid-2013</a>. Meanwhile, the Eurozone has continued to falter over what to do about the drag that the so-called &ldquo;PIIGS&rdquo; (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) continue to wreak on the Euro and what to do about it. Japan is not faring much better. In fact, most developed nations have had a very rough time of it over the past few years, and it looks as if the trend may continue.</p>http://archinect.com/features/article/20183669/contours-whither-goest-thou-green-economy
CONTOURS: Whither Goest Thou, Green Economy? Guy Horton2011-09-12T11:40:07-04:00>2011-11-24T09:05:52-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/y2/y200m3q2ycu5mms2.jpg" width="514" height="303" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<em>Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?</em><br>
--Jack Kerouac</p>
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Did you tune into Obama&rsquo;s jobs speech last Thursday night? Hopefully, you were too busy putting in unpaid overtime at your office. Or maybe you didn&rsquo;t give a damn because you&rsquo;ve been out there looking for a job, shooting your portfolio into a black hole for months and months.</p>